The global food crisis has caused a lot of organizations to reevaluate their approach to food assistance. Moving further away from providing short-term relief and investing in long-term agricultural development. Project Medishare has realized that the food crisis is not the first to afflict...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Haiti's Ministry of Health is launching a door-to-door survey,the first of its kind since the 1970's, to question how widespread and acute malnutrition is among children. A recent Miami Herald article reports the Ministry of Health had already agreed to perform the survey before...
Read MorePhoto by François Rollin By Jennifer Browning Doctors and medical students from Emory University School of Medicine are spending their Thanksgiving break in Haiti's Central Plateau. The group has been traveling around the plateau this week assisting Project Medishare's mobile clinic team and working with the...
Read MoreBy Dr. Joyee Goswami We are on day three of our five day trip to Haiti, and it’s been a crazy mix of emotions. As a pediatric hospitalist with an interest in global health and have been on a few global health trips in...
Read MoreBy Jessica Cohen I’m back in Thomonde for the second time. It’s familiar and cozy—I know the town, one of our drivers remembered my name, and the taste of beans, rice, and chicken at the end of the day is as delicious as...
Read MoreBy Jamie Sodikoff After giving out hygiene packs of toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap to the charming and gracious kids of the Thomonde public school, we packed into the van and headed to Marmont. Although somewhat acclimated, at this point, to riding ...
Read MoreBy Nickisha Naulie Berlus Externat St. Joseph was the first school I attended in Aux Cayes, Haiti. I had gotten as far as Preparatoire II, equivalent to the second grade, when my family and I moved to Brooklyn, New York, where we’ve resided...
Read MoreBy Ira Lee Photo by François Rollin Thomonde, HAITI – Whew! We finally made it. Our trip together started at 4 a.m. this morning as we gathered at the American Airlines ticketing desk at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. From there, we traveled by...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Vibrant steel drum music played in the background last Friday at the Rebuild Haiti: Mission Possible silent auction event hosted by the Coral Gables Congregational Church. Project Medishare worked in collaboration with the Florida Association of Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Musical entertainment provided an opportunity to create awareness about Project Medishare and Haitian healthcare Wednesday, November 5 at Smiths Olde Bar in Atlanta. The event was hosted by Emory Medishare, Morehouse University, and Partners In Health. The money raised will help fund Emory...
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